The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to deficiencies in the VA examinations and other issues.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not fully comply with the requirements of Correia v. McDonald (2016), necessitating a new examination.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder muscular strain, cervical spine degenerative disc and joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2022
- Citation
- 22001824
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Decisions by this judge: 2,549 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to failure to comply with previous directives regarding verification of his address and scheduling of VA examinations.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's cervical spine degenerative disc and joint disease, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether it is related to service.
- Granted
The Board has restored a 30 percent disability rating for the Veteran's cervical spine degenerative disc and joint disease associated with right knee Osgood-Schlatter’s disease, as the reduction from 30 percent to 20 percent was not proper due to lack of improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased ratings and TDIU, stating satisfaction with the current ratings of 10 percent and 30 percent for cervical spine degenerative disc and joint disease. The Board dismissed these issues due to withdrawal.
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